Sienna Tristen is a Canadian artist and author of speculative fiction and poetry who explores queer platonic partnership, radical compassion, and mythmaking in their work. The first installment of her fantasy duology The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming came out from indie arts collective The Shale Project in 2018, and won gold medals from both the Independent Publisher Book Awards and the Readerviews Awards in 2019. They also have a verse novel, The Insomniac’s Assistant, published with Penrose Press. A purveyor of many skills and talents, Sienna can lead a yoga class, speak to you in three and a half languages, sing harmonies to your melodies, and climb forty feet in the air on a pair of silks. They are currently working on their second novel.